RelicFire
Like the Phoenix I shall raise from the ashes
I asked a friend a very random question that has now got me thinking, far to hard, on the actual answer and I was hoping some other's might weigh in with their thoughts and options.
All the forensic evidence would say it's you. Or would the law look at it more as murder like if you had an identical twin who killed you? I mean you could probably get away with it in some states as "Assisted Suicide" if you knew how to twist the story and even then I don't know how a judge or jury could determine what to do in that situation...
My friend tried to plead the case with: "It was self-defense, if I didn't kill myself then I would cease to exist in this timeline."
But, if there's no signs of a struggle is it truly self-defense? Is a preemptive strike to keep your existence really a defense? Can you prove your statement? Why does your existence in this timeline out weigh his right to live?
Sadly My friend said his brain hurts thinking about/like this so I was hoping to find someone who would be up to debating the legality of killing an alternate version of yourself.
The Question:
If an Alternate version of yourself killed you, is it murder or suicide?
If an Alternate version of yourself killed you, is it murder or suicide?
All the forensic evidence would say it's you. Or would the law look at it more as murder like if you had an identical twin who killed you? I mean you could probably get away with it in some states as "Assisted Suicide" if you knew how to twist the story and even then I don't know how a judge or jury could determine what to do in that situation...
My friend tried to plead the case with: "It was self-defense, if I didn't kill myself then I would cease to exist in this timeline."
But, if there's no signs of a struggle is it truly self-defense? Is a preemptive strike to keep your existence really a defense? Can you prove your statement? Why does your existence in this timeline out weigh his right to live?
Sadly My friend said his brain hurts thinking about/like this so I was hoping to find someone who would be up to debating the legality of killing an alternate version of yourself.